The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


o'clock a. m.
Chairman A. L. Barker Commissioners
A. j. Beach, John Harvey and John C.
Sheriff Geo. j. Zehnbar, Jr, were
present.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| Under this head the first business
taken up was the report of Messrs. Steb-
bins, Titcomb and Bray, special commits
sioners appointed to lay out the road
from near Buffalo Bluff to Saratoga. The
report was received and the road granted
provided il be opened and put in proper
| condition for public use within three
months, otherwise it would be dis
missed without further proceedings. This
ruling will be applied to all new public
roads hereafter
A number of old petitions for roads
and bridges were brought up, when an
order was passed to dismiss all such
which had been before the Board for
three months or longer, on which no re-
ports had been made. llsuch petitions
will hereafter be served in like man
ner.
Judge w. III. Wigg, representing
number of parties in East Palatka in the
matter of the public road leading to the
Catholic Church over there, appeared be
fore the Board and asked that consider
ton of the question be postponed until
the July meeting, which was granted.
Messrs. Whip, Wimberly and New
bert. special commissioners appointed to
survey and lay out the proposed road
from Slipper Lake To- the Fort Brooks
road, reported favorably ON the road,
but the petition and the report were re-
turned. for the reason that all new roads
must he opened at the expense of the pc
titioners.
TAX REBATES.
The petition of f. A. McCulIoch. of
Melrose, for a rebate of taxes ON an ex-
cessive valuation of 5000 ON his proper
ty, was on motion granted.
The petition of $. l.. French. of Ores
cent City, fer a reduction of 800 on his
property was not granted, because there.
was but little difference between the
assessment on this property and that
lying alongside.
Nj. h. Givens, owner of the Finnegan
grove at Orange Point, petitioned to
have the assessment on his property of
$1,000 reduced to $1,000. On motion the
assessment was reduced to - 900.
o. X. Thatcher, and q. w. Lyle, spe-
cial commissioners, reported in favor of
a short public road near San Mateo, and
on motion the road was declared a pub
lie highway.
The matter of a public road from
Lake Broward to the depot at Pomona
was again brought up. The petition
was signed by large number of the cit
lzens of that section and the special com
missloners appointed to survey and Law
out the road strongly urged that it be
declared "A public road. L. II. Jarvis
through whose land the proposed road
will run. opposed it, but finally agreed |
with Geo. X. Squires, who represented
the petitioners, that if the survey was
changed to run along the edge of his |
land he would not further oppose it. The
report of the commissioners was then re-
ferred back for new survey and report |
Considerable feeling has been stirred up |
over this road.
NEW BUSINESS.
j. +. Sherhouse reported Deep Creek |
bridge in am almost impossible con
dition, the approaches having been
washed away by the recent heavy rains.
No action was taken i'm the matter.
Judge w. III. Wigg called the attention
of the Board to the fact that there are
several prisoners under sentence in Jail.
and asked that they be hired out or put
at work on the public roads.
A petition signed by great many of
the people of the city. and along the line
of the old grading of the International
railroad bed. between Palatka and
Sauble, asked that the old roadbed be-
declared public road. Fifteen or
twenty of the petitioners and com
mittee from the Palatka Board of Trade,
We're present to urge the measure. On
motion the rules were suspended. and
the prayer of the petition granted.
Capt. j, +. Lucas petitioned for a re-
newal of his ferry license, and the clerk
I
Capt. Lucas should file good bond in
the sum of $500 for the faithful per
formance of the ferry duties
OFFICIAL BONDS.
Tax Assessor ;. T.. Timmons presented
his bond of $500. which was approved
and accepted. Joseph Price. Collector
of Revenue, presented his bond for $25.-
900. which was also approved and ac-
Joseph * Husson have Just COM
pleted very large and complete map of
the county. and had copy before the
Board. The map was gotten up at great
expense and labor, and the Board will
probably vote "A sum of money to the gen
tlemen to- aid in having it printed 1t
promises to he of great service to the
county.
petition for public road from a .
point ON the Fruitland and Crescent City ,
road to point on the Georgetown road.
vas received, and f. III. Fuller. j. f.
Smiley and w. NJ. Williams We're APP {
md lay out the same.
Hamilton Gresham, of Welaka. re-
igned his position As Road Commits
Toner. and w. c. Barron was appointed
n his place. u
A petition was. received for a slight i
hange in public road near San Mateo.
which was signed by G.. W. Lyle, o. r. 4
thatcher and others. Petition granted. {
Five dollars was appropriated for the !